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at my house. and for II time, things
went on very well. After several montnS'
however, his dark teeth and offensive breath
led me to suspect that he had yielded 10 MS
appetite. hut on being charged with IL, ne
affirmed with an oath, and wished me 10 I'M
dcrsiand that it WAS the strongest asseverl,,
tion he could make, that he had not touched
the forbidden thing. This ne reiterated
again and again. The fear OF losing both his
from my employ. were, he said. the principal
, reasons which led him to abstain. HIS con-
Stant cough, he said. obliged him tn take me'i-
cine which was the cause of his sailow looks.
However, he went from bad to worse grow
ing weaker and more attenuated, and evil
r IDENTIFY fast verging To the grave with con,
, sumplinn. After his death, ascertained
: from the most unQucStiOnable sources, even
from those who lived in the same room with
: him. that he had been in the constant habit
OF smoking opium ever since ne retnrneu
from Singapore. and had engaged them To
keep silent. His own repeated declarations
. bcfbre his death, exhibited such an utter pros,
tration Of all moral principle. nina SO uchu
. to all reasoning or entreaty. blind 10 tnh Ger
tain consequences of continuing the npnlt.
that one is almAst ready TO say that TO see the
moral Scnsbilitics nf n man so proStrate ana
dead (from The habitual use of that when al
first was lo0hrd upon with dlSapproDaIion
is even more sad than TO behold the decay
and death of the animal life. A long con-
iirmcd and habitual opium smoker In Chlnn,
is. in ordinary cases, far beyond the reach Oh
moral suason."
THE cIIISAMAN'S IDEAS OF INTEGRITY.
c) Dishonesty. The Magistracy is corrupt.
For example, officers are paid by government
for the prevention of smuggling, but the sal
. aries OF these officers are not sufficient for
their support; therefore these officers ire
ouently receive q sum or money from tne
smugglerS as an inducement 10 permit tIe.', .lt
10 smug!le. They are paid by government
to prevent smuggling. and they arc pald Dy
smur.lers to permit it; so that they receive
two salaries for Two opposite kinds OF busi-
ness. ,..
should be built in certain town, and instead
of the magistrates preventing IL, lhey wouio
receive Il bribe and allow man 10 buiid.
t BY the favor OF the emperor. donations IN
: time of famine are sometimes made to the
poor; Sut the magisl "ates defraud the people
. and tffgls the donations are not received. 30
too it has been sometimes ordered, in'it some
= of tre iunkS or Chinese boats which htve
commenced to rot should be given the poor
as tirewood: but the officers sell these, In.
sterd of using them according to orders.
, Keepers of prisons have been known 10 pre-
: sent bills for two collins, when there nave
: been two deaths They wonld then nave
hut one coffin made, in which they would
pace the two bodies, and pnt lnto their owl owl,
pockc;s the money with which they have
purchased second coffin. Thus they are not
content with robbinS the living; they must
also rob the dead. =. ~
, injured MAJ. he will sometimes say That the
evil act was not committed in his district
and thus endeavor to nd himself OF the re-
: spOnsibiiity. .,s ~
: cargo of goods which was on board OF BOAT
ON it's way to the place where his store was
located. He went 10 the nearest magistrate
for redress, and carried a sum or money a,a aho
2 magistrate kept the money ana ulrccieu MN
: to magistrate of another dlstrlcS WHOSE
duty. he said, it was to attend 10 IL. Inc nler
, chant not knowing how much more money
he would have to paw, and having i1ttlc OF
none, returned home, without receiviug an!
r compensation for his loss, neither were the
5 So liti Ie confidence do the Chinese place III
each other. that when man goes to market !,
: he sometimes carries his own SteelSirus WIFI
: him. that he may not be dctraudrd ano
if he secs proper he weighes the articles IN
; the prc. encc of the one from whom he makes
|, his purchases. We know that an action o.
this kind would be regarded among us as one
: OF the greatest insults.
On one occasion rented q house IN Chlna.
I was spoken TO concerning the mouse oy my
Chinese teacher who informed me that IL ne'
ongcd to q very wealthy man; hm,s iii'e oe
l he would he called in any community, y
5 promiucnt citizen. ! afterwards lounu ou'
: that my teacher had stated corrccluS conc'II
ing the ownership of The house. The teachei
: came to my residence accompanied pS tWe
f finely dressed Chinese, one M whnm ne l,'
troduced TO me us the owner OF tne mouse
THE pi.nprs were prepared, and as II Is com
mon i'm China to pay house rent or part
it in advance, settled for IT ana look u re
cript. My teacher was not professor oi =, .n5 a
Christian religion. ] Afterwards asreItii. 'I .tu
that this teacher had deceived me-; tlat thcT.
!, was no ownership in the properly on lne r;.rI r
/ Of either of the Chinese who had caileu. ont on
: of them, however, was secretary 10 ln'
= wealthy owner and rented the house 10 m'
! for n certain large sum. lie reported 10 IN,
, owner q smaller sum, and paid TINS smaliel
S sum into the owners hands. MY te"cher Wai
t n partakcr In the fraudulent trhnsartion nay
! ing doubtless received II sum OF money Jul
the part he acted. ;.,,r,
: to see The owner. When the case was sEleo
lie said that the secretary had cheateu MN, ~
well ms myself He knew that he was rnSpnn
[ sib!c Tor tho doings OF his secretary. He en-
: dcavOrrd to evaap making reraraiion: put n'
2 was told that perhaps the subject wGu;a o~ o.
| brought before the American commissioner
S This had its effect. 1t WAS finally agreed Una
we could iii vide the los. My teacher havin.
L, heard of this matter, left the city. NOW, sup
: the secretary had done. the conduct OF IN,
: teacher could not bc excused. He took al
r vantage Of my want OF knowledge OF the rci'
state of the case
, THE LACK OF TEUT1IFULNEsS-A NATION ol
PEOPLE WHO DISREGARD TRUTH.
Q IN TruthlessnesS Ofan Emperor Of CHINA
/ t. was Said-"Thc Indignation Of his AnJrSt.
! has been aroused by the unprinciped ant
corrupl conduct of some high ministers. III
Guiding the princes Oh Inc oIoou HIS ''SV,
4 is directed against their conduct in general
: The particular case which excited it, Is tha
, they raised II grand military examination
= an individual wholly incapable OF pcrlormln;
; the military exercise required.
. This Emperor says, III SUBSTANCE. we Nv
=: directed the government of the people for SIX
: teen years, and II seems that none "l 0u
# Princes and great Ministers can yet SEQ, ina
f all we seek for is comprehended In the on
word truth , , o,o,,
: ON. telling the simple truth. is what my ser
c wants the officers Of government. never au
e or will not or cannot DO"
/ This is not confined to officers, but cXtcnd
i to all CLASSES. or course ChincSp, hS wei q
c reOple OF other nations. know that some trntl
: is necessary to The preservation Oh evil Snclt
i ty We do not mean. therefore, thata emma
:, man tells a lie every time he makes an aSser
t tion This, we know, would be lnpnSSiDe
4 But the Chinese come nearer to lying WlthCu
motive, than any pcohlc we have ever rca'
Y of Every Chinaman knows that every CHI
\ naman will tell n fhSchoud, II IL suits III
u interest or convenience tn do so.
{ Some have supposed that the Chinese VIII
nrofeSs the Christian religion, will Likely d.
\ more good. exert more influence among IN
= people oi their own land than lnisSionarlc
@ rom Christian lands. They naturally sup
t pose, that il one raised an ldnatrr turns IRON
;. hcnlhcniSm, he Is better prepared TO tall
a with the hrathen on the subject OF religion
= than those whose who have received CHRIS
Y tian education just as We would suppose
: refrIncd.drunkard could make q stronger aE
# peal on the subject OF intemnerancc IMAM on.
= who had ALWAYS lived n sober life. Now,
Z we believed the reformed drunkard was
!. man Of truth. of course he could accomplS'
e much good and might exercise ElFoTaol
# influence: but If we have no confidence II
e his word the case would be different. If "
:. believed ne protested reformation while h
= did not desire 1t, or profcssed 1t only for
u time to gain II certain object, his appeal